T2s: What was your fasting BG this morning, and what did you eat yesterday?

Venkat K

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Type of diabetes
Type 2
Treatment type
Diet only
Thursday 01/04/2021

07:00 Morning run for 1.5 miles

08:00 Breakfast: Porridge with Berries, Kiwi and Penut butter
Nuts mixture and Dark chocolate

Couple of black Coffees in the morning

Blood sugar before dinner 5.8

18:00 Dinner: Cabbage, pok chai and sardines stir fry
Green beans stir fry
Salad and Papad
Nuts mixture and Dark chocolate

19:00 Evening walk for 1.5 miles

Friday 02/04/2021

FBG(07:15) - 7.1
 
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Friday 2/4
FBG (05:30) 4.3

Snack (6am); Banana {69 Cal / 15.6g Carbs}
....................................6 km walk
Breakfast (7.30am): Scrambled eggs, bacon, mushrooms, tomatoes, toast/
Juice from one orange {465 Cal / 19.7g Carbs}

Lunch (12pm): Fish & chips [chip shop, small portion] {519 Cal / 49.8g Carbs}
Raspberries, blueberries, yoghurt, hazelnuts {145 Cal / 12.2g Carbs}

BG (6pm): 4.3 [happy, after the fish & chips]
Dinner (6pm): Tomato & lentil soup {99 Cal / 14.6g Carbs}
Cottage cheese & avocado salad {251 Cal / 13.9g Carbs}
Mango, kiwi, yoghurt, macadamias {146 Cal / 14.5g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee (3 of them decaf)

Calories 1763
Carbs 149.0g
Protein 93.6g
Fat 79.0g (Sat Fat 15.6g / Trans fats 0.8g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like any recipes please just ask
 
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Venkat K

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Type of diabetes
Type 2
Treatment type
Diet only
Friday 02/04/2021

07:30 Morning run for 1.5 miles

08:30 Breakfast: Avocado and boiled eggs with ryvita
Nuts mixture and Dark chocolate

Couple of black Coffees in the morning

Full day gardening

Blood sugar before dinner 6.9

18:00 Dinner: Chicken curry
Cauliflower and broccoli rice
Salad and Papad
Nuts mixture and Dark chocolate

18:30 Evening walk for 2 miles

Saturday 03/04/2021

FBG(07:00)- 6.8
 
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Saturday 3/4
FBG (05:30) Not measured today

Breakfast (5.30am): Porridge (almond milk), plum, blueberries, walnuts {273 Cal / 37.0g Carbs}
..................................9 km run, cross country {48 min 42 sec}

Snack (11am): Carrot & ginger soup {75 Cal / 13.4g Carbs)
After a couple of hours at the allotment

Lunch (12pm): Linguine al la Caponata {435 Cal / 44.2g Carbs}
Nectarine, raspberries, yoghurt, hazelnuts {125 Cal / 9.5g Carbs}

Wine, Gaillac (6oz): {150 Cal / 4.6g Carbs}
Large glass of wine in the garden with friends

Dinner (6pm): Cheese & tomato quiche, fries, salad {477 Cal / 39.3g Carbs}
Cherries, strawberries, yoghurt, pecans {146 Cal / 14.5g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee (3 of them decaf)

Calories 1733
Carbs 171.0g
Protein 46.6g
Fat 74.7g (Sat Fat 15.6g / Trans fats 0.7g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like any recipes please just ask
 
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Venkat K

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Type of diabetes
Type 2
Treatment type
Diet only
Saturday 03/04/2021

07:30 Morning run for 1.5 miles

08:30 Breakfast: Oven cooked omelette
Nuts mixture and Dark chocolate

Couple of black Coffees in the morning

4 hours gardening

Blood sugar before dinner 5.5

18:00 Dinner: Chicken curry
Courgette fritters
Salad and Papad
Nuts mixture and Dark chocolate

18:30 Evening walk for 2 miles

Sunday 04/04/2021

FBG(07:00)- 6.9
 

Venkat K

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Type of diabetes
Type 2
Treatment type
Diet only
Sunday 05/04/2021

07:30 Morning run for 1.5 miles

08:30 Breakfast: Avocado and boiled eggs with ryvita
Nuts mixture and Dark chocolate

Couple of black Coffees in the morning

Full day gardening

17:00 Dinner: Grilled lamb and carrots
Cauliflower and broccoli rice
Salad
Nuts mixture and Dark chocolate

No Evening walk

Monday 05/04/2021

FBG(06:30)- 6.6
 
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Sunday 4/4
FBG (05:30) 4.1

.............................................6 km walk
Breakfast (5.30am): Mushrooms & baked beans on toast/ Grapefruit {259 Cal / 24.7g Carbs}

Snack (11am): Tomato & lentil soup {84 Cal / 12.3g Carbs)

Lunch (2pm): Friends visiting for Easter lunch
Lamb, roast potatoes & cauliflower, carrots, green beans / Gaillac (5 medium glasses) {917 Cal / 41.1g Carbs}
Not sure how much wine to be honest, it was a lot whilst eating, then playing Trivial Pursuit. Bubble dropped by in the evening and we all carried on drinking, feeling a little hung over today.
Lemon meringue pie {188 Cal / 25.8g Carbs}

Dinner (8pm): Sweet potato, coconut & chilli soup {157 Cal / 24.6g Carbs}

6 cups of coffee (2 of them decaf)

Calories 1673
Carbs 137.8g
Protein 63.0g
Fat 39.7g (Sat Fat 8.8g / Trans fats 0.5g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like any recipes please just as
 
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Monday 5/4
FBG (05:30) Not measured today

Breakfast (7.30am): Porridge (almond milk), black & blueberries, walnuts {277 Cal / 35.6g Carbs}
..................................5 km walk

Snack (10am): Toast & marmalade {250 Cal / 30.8g Carbs)
Post booze munchies

Lunch (12pm): Sweet potato, coconut & chilli soup {81 Cal / 13.6g Carbs}
Avocado toast with bacon {184 Cal / 12.4g Carbs}
Strawberries, raspberries, yoghurt, hazelnuts {143 Cal / 11.4g Carbs}

Dinner (6pm): Sausages (3), celeriac mash, peas, sweetcorn {594 Cal / 44.6g Carbs}
Plum, blueberries, yoghurt, pecans {140 Cal / 13.4g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee (3 of them decaf)

Calories 1738
Carbs 170.1g
Protein 85.9g
Fat 77.8g (Sat Fat 22.9g / Trans fats 0.1g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like any recipes please just ask
 
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Venkat K

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Type of diabetes
Type 2
Treatment type
Diet only
Monday 05/04/2021

No Morning run

08:30 Breakfast: Oven cooked omlette
Nuts mixture and Dark chocolate

Couple of black Coffees in the morning

Half day gardening

Blood Glucose before dinner 5.6

17:30 Dinner: Lamb curry
Sprouted chickpea stir fry
Cauliflower and broccoli rice
Salad and papad
Nuts mixture and Dark chocolate

No Evening walk

Tuesday 06/04/2021

FBG(06:30)- 6.8
 
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Tuesday 6/4
FBG (05:30) 4.3

Breakfast (5.30am): Porridge (almond milk), black & blueberries, walnuts {277 Cal / 35.6g Carbs}
..................................12 km run [not timed, far too cold to run quickly]

Lunch (12pm): Tomato & lentil soup {90 Cal / 13.2g Carbs}
Green bean & fig salad {218 Cal / 21.0g Carbs}
Nectarine, raspberries, yoghurt, hazelnuts {121 Cal / 11.9g Carbs}

FBG (6pm) 4.2
Dinner (6pm): Jackfruit & cashew curry, paratha {480 Cal / 42.2g Carbs}
Kiwi, strawberries, yoghurt, pecans {140 Cal / 13.0g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee (3 of them decaf)

Calories 1395
Carbs 145.6g
Protein 53.8g
Fat 56.5g (Sat Fat 8.9g / Trans fats 0.1g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like any recipes please just ask
 
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Venkat K

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Type of diabetes
Type 2
Treatment type
Diet only
Tuesday 06/04/2021

07:30 Morning run for 1.5 miles

08:00 Breakfast: Avocado and boiled eggs with ryvita
Nuts mixture and Dark chocolate

Couple of black Coffees in the morning

Blood sugar before dinner 5.4

18:00 Dinner: Panner curry
Sprouted chickpea stir fry
Salad
Glass of butter milk
Nuts mixture and Dark chocolate

18:30 Evening walk for 1.5 miles

Wednesday 07/04/2021

FBG(06:30)- 6.6
 
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Wednesday 7/4
FBG (05:30) Not measured today

Breakfast (5.30am): Porridge (almond milk), strawberries, raspberries, pecans {276 Cal / 34.9g Carbs}
..................................8 km run, cross country [42 Min 46 sec] new PB
Breakfast 2 (7.30am): Mushrooms on toast, grapefruit juice {208 Cal / 20.6g Carbs}

Lunch (12pm): Sweet potato, coconut & chilli soup {83 Cal / 13.6g Carbs}
Corned beef salad {286 Cal / 12.7g Carbs}
Plum, blackberries, yoghurt, hazelnuts {127 Cal / 9.6g Carbs}

Snack (3pm): Cookie {75 Cal / 9.6g Carbs}

Dinner (6pm): Shepherds pie [leftover lamb from Sunday], carrots, green beans {411 Cal / 43.1g Carbs}
Pear, blueberries, yoghurt, walnuts {130 Cal / 12.9g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee (3 of them decaf)

Calories 1665
Carbs 165.7g
Protein 71.4g
Fat 68.1g (Sat Fat 14.5g / Trans fats 0.7g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like any recipes please just ask
 
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Venkat K

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Type of diabetes
Type 2
Treatment type
Diet only
Wednesday 07/04/2021

07:30 Morning run for 1.5 miles

08:00 Breakfast: Oven cooked omelette
Nuts mixture and Dark chocolate

Couple of black Coffees in the morning

Blood sugar before dinner 4.8

18:00 Dinner: Panner curry
Prawns stir fry with vegetable soup
Salad and papad
Nuts mixture and Dark chocolate

18:30 Evening walk for 2 miles

Thursday 08/04/2021

FBG(06:30)- 7.0
 

Venkat K

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Messages
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Type of diabetes
Type 2
Treatment type
Diet only
Thursday 08/04/2021

07:30 Morning run for 1.5 miles

08:00 Breakfast: Avocado and boiled eggs with ryvita
Nuts mixture and Dark chocolate

Couple of black Coffees in the morning

Blood sugar before dinner 5.1

18:00 Dinner: Chicken curry
Cauliflower and Broccoli rice
Salad and Glass of butter milk
Nuts mixture and Dark chocolate

18:30 Evening walk for 3.5 miles

Friday 09/04/2021

FBG(06:30)- 7.4
 
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Thursday 8/4
FBG (05:30) 4.1

..................................6 km walk
Breakfast (7.30am): Scrambled eggs, mushrooms, tomatoes, avocado toast/
Juice from one orange {479 Cal / 26.2g Carbs}

Lunch (12pm): Scotch broth {141 Cal / 16.8g Carbs}
Chicken salad {296 Cal / 11.8g Carbs}
Plum, blackberries, yoghurt, hazelnuts {127 Cal / 12.2g Carbs}

Dinner (6pm): Linguine with squid, fennel & chilli {332 Cal / 46.9g Carbs}
Chocolate & cherry tart {233 Cal / 24.8g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee (3 of them decaf)

Calories 1677
Carbs 148.4g
Protein 100.0g
Fat 67.0g (Sat Fat 15.8g / Trans fats 0.5g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like any recipes please just ask
 
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Friday 9/4
FBG (05:30) Not measured today

Breakfast (5.30am): Porridge (almond milk), plum, blackberries, walnuts {271 Cal / 34.8g Carbs}
..................................9.4 km run [48 min, 15 sec]

Snack (11am): Scotch broth {126 Cal / 15.0g Carbs}

Lunch (12pm): Caponata on toasted ciabatta {356 Cal / 25.6g Carbs}
Nectarine, raspberries, yoghurt, hazelnuts {121 Cal / 11.2g Carbs}

Dinner (6pm): Friday night dinner with Bubble, Caribbean flavour tonight
Pina colada {132 Cal / 8,7g Carbs}
Banana flower fritter, salad {229 Cal / 14.6g Carbs}
Saltfish & ackee, Jamaican rice & peas {479 Cal / 25.9g Carbs}
Ginger cake [warm], banana ice cream {204 Cal / 25.2g Carbs}
Sauvignon Blanc (2 medium glasses) {216 Cal / 6.9g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee (3 of them decaf)

Calories 2199
Carbs 176.5g
Protein 96.1g
Fat 86.5g (Sat Fat 17.2g / Trans fats 0.4g)

FBG (6am today) 4.0 so no damage done
All food cooked from scratch, if you would like any recipes please just ask
 
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Venkat K

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Type of diabetes
Type 2
Treatment type
Diet only
Friday 09/04/2021

No Morning run

Breakfast: Skipped

Couple of black Coffees and juice from grapefruit in the morning

Blood sugar before dinner 6.8

17:00 Dinner: Homemade lamb meatballs
Cauliflower and Broccoli rice
Salad and Glass of butter milk
Nuts mixture and Dark chocolate

18:30 Evening walk for 2 miles

20:00 Blood sugar 7.5

Saturday 10/04/2021

FBG(07:00)- 6.9
 
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Saturday 9/4
FBG (05:30) 4.2

Breakfast (5.30am): Porridge (almond milk), plum, blueberries, walnuts {277 Cal / 38.3g Carbs}
..................................5 km walk

Snack (10am): Banana bread {140 Cal / 19.1g Carbs}

Lunch (1pm): Curried parsnip soup {71 Cal / 12.6g Carbs}
Corned beef salad {239 Cal / 13.4g Carbs}
Strawberries, raspberries, yoghurt, hazelnuts {127 Cal / 12.2g Carbs}

BG (5pm) 4.6
Dinner (6pm): Chicken Milanese, sweet potato fries, peas, sweetcorn {488 Cal / 37.1g Carbs}
Pear, blackberries, yoghurt, pecans {140 Cal / 13.4g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee (3 of them decaf)

Calories 1551
Carbs 154.7g
Protein 71.1g
Fat 62.2g (Sat Fat 13.5g / Trans fats 0.8g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like any recipes please just ask
 
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Venkat K

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Type of diabetes
Type 2
Treatment type
Diet only
Saturday 10/04/2021

07:30 Morning run for 1.5 miles

09:00 Breakfast: Scrambled eggs with mushrooms and asparagus
Nuts mixture and dark chocolate

Couple of black Coffees in the morning

Blood sugar before dinner 6.2

18:00 Dinner: Gongura chicken curry
Cauliflower and Broccoli rice
Salad and Papad
Nuts mixture and Dark chocolate

18:30 Evening walk for 2 miles

Sunday 11/04/2021

FBG(07:00)- 7.2
 

mansingh01

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Type of diabetes
Type 2
Wednesday 03/03/2021

07:30 Morning run for 1.5 miles

08:30 Breakfast: Pineapple, Pears and strawberries smoothie
Nuts mixture and Dark chocolate

Couple of black Coffees in the morning

Blood sugar before dinner 5.1
18:00 Dinner: Kale and vegetables soup
Papad
Nuts mixture and Dark chocolate

18:30 Evening walk for 1.5 miles

Thursday 04/03/2021

FBG(06:30) - 7.1

Hi what medicine are you on